Best time to fly a kite in Ulan Bator

Based on archive 3 years of daily weather data, the best month for kite flying in Ulan Bator is April (kite score 80/100 — YES). Here's the full month-by-month breakdown.

Monthly averages
MonthWindGustsRainTempGood daysScoreVerdict
January2.8 mph7.7 mph0.1 mm-19°C030NOPE
February3.6 mph9.8 mph0.2 mm-17°C030NOPE
March5.1 mph13.5 mph0.3 mm-6°C260EH…
April6.3 mph16.9 mph0.7 mm4°C380YES
May6.1 mph16.9 mph0.8 mm11°C278EH…
June5.4 mph15.4 mph2.2 mm15°C064EH…
July4.3 mph12.7 mph2.9 mm19°C030NOPE
August4.5 mph12.1 mph3.7 mm16°C030NOPE
September5.0 mph12.7 mph1.5 mm10°C166EH…
October4.6 mph11.7 mph0.4 mm1°C130NOPE
November4.4 mph11.6 mph0.5 mm-9°C130NOPE
December2.9 mph8.0 mph0.2 mm-18°C030NOPE

"Good days" = days with wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph and less than 2 mm rain. Scores mirror the live forecast weighting (wind 45%, gusts 25%, rain 20%, temp 10%).

Why April is the pick

In April the average wind in Ulan Bator is 6.3 mph with gusts to 16.9 mph, average daily rain is 0.7 mm and the average temperature is 4°C. Roughly 3 days in the month fall in the ideal kite window (wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph, dry).

How this score works

The monthly kite score reuses the same scoring as the live forecast for Ulan Bator: wind is 45% of the score, gusts 25%, rain 20% and temperature 10%. 80+ is a YES month, 50–79 is EH…, under 50 is a NOPE.

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Averages tell you the odds, not the forecast. Check the live wind in Ulan Bator right now before you pack the kite.

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